Protesting against the amendment of the Chotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNTA) and Santhal Paragana Tenancy Act (SPTA), which allow tribals to use their land commercially - the state Opposition, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (P), called for a Jharkhand bandh on 25 November.

Despite the Jharkhand High Court ruling against enforcing the bandh as well as issuing orders to penalise perpetrators for any violence or damage to property - the bandh garnered massive support throughout the state.

According to reports, the mob-instigated violence and loot of a daily market in Sahibganj ended with several injured policemen. A truck was set of fire in Dhamdhum village, Jamshedpur. The destruction of vehicles had to be quelled with the help of tear-gas and water cannons.

Reports say most of the protesters were allegedly school and college-going students.

"The situation was brought under control after some time. We have got the incident videographed. We have evidence that it was the students from the hostels of the nearby St. Xavier's College and a few others from Loyola College indulged in violent protests. We are registering FIR under strict sections and would also be asking the school administration, as to how they were allowed to leave the hostel," Ranchi Deputy Commissioner Manoj Kumar told the Indian Express.